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Topic 4.

4 – Wave behavior Formative Assessment


NAME: _________________________________
THIS IS A PRACTICE ASSESSMENT. Show formulas, substitutions, answers (in spaces provided) and units!
A light wave traveling in air strikes a piece of glass as shown. The frequency of
the incident wave is 4.75 1014 Hz. The angle of incidence is 25° and the angle of
refraction is 21°.
1. Find the speed of light in the glass. 1. _________________

2. Find the index of refraction of the glass. 2. _________________

3. Find the wavelength of the incident light wave. 3. _________________

4. Find the frequency and wavelength of the refracted light wave. 4. _________________
_________________

5. What is the critical angle of the light once it is inside the glass? 5. _________________

6. What is the critical angle of the light once it is inside the glass if the glass is submerged in water?
6. _________________

The incident wave train pictured in the lower half of the photograph has an
amplitude of 3.7 cm. Assume the wave energy is not lost in passing through
the two gaps in the barrier wall. The lightest-colored portions in the upper
half of the photograph are the highest regions of water. The darkest-
colored portions are the lowest regions of water. For the following
questions, heights are to be referenced to equilibrium, which is 0 cm.
7. State Huygens’ principle. ______________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

8. What will be the height of the lightest-colored portions of the waves in the upper half of the
photograph? 8. _________________

9. What will be the height of the darkest-colored portions of the waves in the upper half of the
photograph? 9. _________________

10. What is the height of the highest crest in the bottom portion of the photograph?
10. ________________

11. Place a small circle at a single point of your choosing that shows constructive interference.
11. ____In picture____
The following questions concern path difference and waves.
12. Two sources S1 and S2 each produce coherent
vibrations in water having a wavelength of 5 m and an
amplitude of 5 cm. Three surrounding points are
shown. The lines connecting the sources to the points
show the distance the points
are from the sources.
Complete the table:

13. What does the term coherent mean in the context of


these waves? ______________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________.

The interference patterns caused by two


coherent wave sources are shown to the right.
14. Label the regions in the medium
representing path differences of PD = 3.0,
PD = 2.5, PD = 2.0, and PD = 1.5 from the
two sources. 14. ____In picture____

The following questions are about Young’s double-slit diffraction.


15. Coherent light having a wavelength of 675 nm is incident on an opaque card having two vertical slits
separated by 0.275 mm. A screen is located 3.25 m away from the card. What is the distance
between the central maximum and the first maximum? 15. ________________

16. Coherent light of an unknown frequency is projected onto a double-slit with slit separation 0.350
mm onto a screen that is 10.5 meters away. The separation between the central maximum and the
nearest maximum is 1.50 cm. What is the wavelength of the incident light? 16. ________________

The following questions are about wave behavior.


17. What behavior of waves causes the straight waves to become curved waves when they pass through
the gaps in the barrier? 17. ________________

18. What behavior of waves causes the curved waves to produce the highs and lows previously
calculated? 18. ________________

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